When Is a Widow Not a Widow? Guardianship Provides an Answer

Abstract

Stories in the Books of Samuel and Kings (The Widow of Nabal and the Tekoite Widow) further support the theory that an 'almanah in Israel is a woman without male support. This study extends the argument of the author's earlier study, Making Widows: The Patriarchal Guardian at Work (BTB 27 (1997): 10-15.

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